Commentaries

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO), and the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO EMRO)extend their profound appreciation to the United Kingdom government for the recent announcement of its transformative commitment to enhancing global health made during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
We, the Africa Regional Directors of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Africa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Regional Office for Near East and North Africa World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Africa World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Eastern…
Dr Tedros and Dr Moeti traveled to Butembo to express their gratitude and show support to WHO and partner organization staff, while also assessing the next steps needed to strengthen both security and the Ebola response effort.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the recent attacks on the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-run Ebola treatment centres on 24 February in Katwa and on 27 February in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa
  The World Health Organization was saddened to hear this morning about the sudden death of a dear colleague in Beni, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The colleague was deployed from a neighbouring country to Beni to work in the Ebola response, where he supported the administrative team. The exact cause of death is still under investigation, but a preliminary medical report has ruled out Ebola and violence.  Currently, there are 500 WHO staff deployed in the DRC to support the Ebola…